'I hope to die soon so I can join my father', Grenfell victim's son tells inquiry

Tears fell on the third day of Grenfell Tower inquiry as a son told the room he wanted to die so he could join his elderly father in heaven.

Hamid Ali Jafari, whose father Ali Yawar Jafari, 82, was killed in the June 14 blaze, said he prayed every day that he would die so he could see his father again.

He said his "hero" father had a special connection with his young son, and that sometimes he felt his father's soul was present in the child when he held him.

Speaking quietly he said:

Mr Jafari was pulled from Grenfell Tower by firefighters after losing contact with his family but was pronounced dead at the scene.

The grandfather was described as a kind man and husband who loved animals and travelling.

His son said in a video tribute: